Table 4 The study groups including their mean age and occurrence of neurofibroma.
From: Unexpected high frequency of neurofibroma in the celiac ganglion of German cattle
Number of all animals | Age in months of all animals | Number of analyzable celiac ganglia | Age in months animals with analyzable celiac ganglia | Number of animals with neuro-fibroma in the celiac ganglion | % of neuro-fibroma in analyzable celiac ganglia | Age in months of animals with neuro-fibroma | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case animals (BSE + cohorts) | 256 | 73.7 ± 12.6 | 222 | 73.4 ± 12.7 | 22 | 9.91 | 73.7 ± 12.2 |
Control cattle | 103 | 74.9 ± 13.9 | 66 | 74.4 ± 11.8 | 6 | 9.09 | 72.2 ± 3.4 |
BSE | 20 | 78.5 ± 11.6 | 4 | 76.8 ± 11.5 | 1 | 25 | 82 |
Cohorts | 236 | 73.2 ± 12.6 | 218 | 73.2 ± 12.8 | 21 | 9.63 | 73.3 ± 12.3 |
Offspring | 32 | 17.3 ± 9.1 | 25 | 17.3 ± 7 | 0 | 0 | – |
CNS Symptomatic | 12 | 68.7 ± 18.4 | 9 | 64 ± 18.7 | 2 | 22.22 | 64 ± 3 |